The Entente Florale Europe (, "Flowery Alliance of Europe") is an international horticultural competition established to recognise municipalities and villages in Europe for excellence in horticultural displays. Trophies are presented annually by tourist boards and horticultural societies of European countries. There are three categories:

"Cities" (population over 30,000) "Town" (population of 5,000–30,000) "Village" (population of less than 5,000).Entente Florale Europe official site - Participation

History Entente Florale Europe is a competition for Towns and Villages. The competition name puns on the Entente Cordiale ("Friendly Understanding", 1904). Each participating country puts forward a representative Town and Village. The Town and Village are visited by the Jury and an assessment is made. The competition was founded in 1975, initially between Great Britain and France. At present there are eleven member countries and further applications are being processed.

In 1996, an international non profit association (AISBL) was founded under the name of Association Européenne pour le Fleurissement et le Paysage (European Association for Blooming and the Countryside), with the responsibility of the overall organisation of the competition and to obtain support from official bodies in the different countries. The AEFP is incorporated under the Belgian Law of 8 September 1997, and the Statutes were published in the Belgian Monitor on 8 September 1998. The amended articles, by Law of 2 May 2002 were published in the Belgian Monitor on 28 April 2006.

Since 1998 under the aegis of the 'Association Européenne pour le Fleurissement et le Paysage', the association and the competition Entente Florale Europe are open to all countries in the European Union as well as to the EFTA members countries (European Free Trade Association).

The competition has enjoyed the support of the International Association of Horticulture producers (AIPH) since its inception. In individual countries the competition is supported and organised by Ministries/Department of Agriculture, Tourism, as well as horticultural bodies and associations.

The President represents the association and is acting for 2 years. Each successive President shall be from a different country per alphabetic order.

Participation The competition is open to all countries in the EU and in the EFTA subject to approval by the board of AEFP. There are three categories; every member country can put forward two entries from two different categories. Cities/Towns (population over 30,000) Towns (population between 5,000 and 30,000) Villages (population below 5,000) Applications are made by the national organisation in charge of the competition. New members are elected by the Board of Directors of the AEFP, by simple majority, at its twice yearly meetings (March and September). Notification of entrants from existing members should reach the Secretariat before December 31 of the year prior to adjudication.

Organisation Overall organisation is by the "Association Européenne du Fleurissement et du Paysage" (A.E.F.P.). AEFP is a non-profit organization, incorporated under Belgian Law(s). Each participant country has its own organisation and is entitled to membership on the Board of Directors of the AEFP. The competition has enjoyed the support of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) since its inception. In individual countries the competition is supported and organised by Ministries/Departments of Agriculture, Environment, Tourism as well as horticultural bodies and associations.

The Aim of the Competition

The overall aim of the competition is the improvement of the quality of life for local urban and village communities. To this end the competition fosters: The greening of towns and villages Flowers, shrubs, green spaces, parks Development which is environmentally and ecologically sensitive Educational and communication initiatives which promote environmental awareness.

Jury members in 2015 Austria (AT) Martin Wagner, Horticultural engineer; Vice-chair of the jury Johanna Renat, Spatial planner Belgium (BE) Rudi Geerardyn, Landscape architect & Town planner; Chair of the jury Czech Republic (CZ) Inka Truxova, Landscape architect Petr Šiřina, Landscape architect Jaroslav Brzak, Landscape architect Germany (DE) Dr. Rüdiger Kirsten, Landscape architect & Town planner; Vice-chair of the jury Hildegunde Franziska Henrich, Landscape architect & Town planner Hungary (HU) Dr. Andrea Bocsi, Tourism expert & Economist Dr. Ildikó Réka Báthoryné Nagy, Landscape architect Szilvia Halász Spanyárné, Landscape architect Ireland (IE) Eamonn De Stafort, Tourism consultant Dr. Christy Boylan, Horticulturist & Landscape architect Italy (IT) Anna Furlani Pedoja, Landscape architect Jacopo Fontaneto, Agriculture and Green Journalist, Tourism consultant Mauro Paradisi, Municipal urban designer Netherlands (NL) Nico Anthony Brink Landscape architect Marjolijn Ruijs, Landscape contractor Slovenia (SI) Anton Schlaus, Architect & Consultant for energy efficient building Martina Schlaus, Architect & Conservator for Cultural Heritage United Kingdom (UK) Peter Holman, Horticultural & Greenspace Consultant David Littlewood, Horticulturist Mark Wasilewski, Park Management

Previous winners Source:

Note re UK representatives - The names of UK representatives from 1975 to 1991 are taken from Britain in Bloom by Graham Ashworth (Graham Ashworth CBE, Britain in Bloom, page 90, The Tidy Britain Group (Wigan:1991)). Please note that Pateley Bridge in 1978 and Bath in 1975 won the competition yet are not listed by Ashworth as representatives.

Towns/Cities

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